Tuesday 12 October 2010

Artist of the hour: Kevin tong

kevin tong's awesome homer's odyssey inspired print THE SUB-SURFACE is available through his site. You should totally buy it.



Kevin tong is a freelance illustrator and has created posters for oni press, the black keys, sonic youth, jimmy eat world, alamo drafthouse, chuck palahniuk, the appleseed cast and literally hundreds more.

Saturday 14 August 2010

opening shot.



I am writing/illustrating a short story, If you're one of the four people who read this blog you will already know this, if not, check the previous posts for the skinny. This isn't the official opening: it will change. I've already got seventeen various ideas to open the story, one in particular is a self indulgent steadicam homage, thats right, Kubrick and Raimi, i'm takin' it from ya.

more on that later.

I want to animate this and hopefully self publish too.

but more on that later.




also, how awesome is the scott pilgrim game! most awesome, that's what.

Wednesday 4 August 2010

lost words: sketchbook stuff.






Wilderness has become Lost Words now.

A man wakes up in a cold, black forest. His face covered in blood. His memory non-existent. Woken by a small raccoon, who seems to have a mystic connection with the forest. They venture deep into the forest to uncover the man's past and future.

from top:
proposed logo idea.
raccoon crib sheet.
Arto/ the man crib sheet.
Revised opening concept.

In a nutshell this is one part memento, one part antichrist and possibly one part studio ghibili (mononoke and pom poko in particular).

The story will be non linear and feature experimental typography and layout, however, more on that later.

The full short story will hopefully be available through the blog september time.






also the raccoon will talk.
*I'm trying to get Laurence Fishburne for the audiobook.

Friday 30 July 2010

"Wake up." The raccoon whispered.


Wilderness
(working title), proposed opening.

This is subject to change, but any feedback would be welcome.

More on this later.

Tuesday 27 July 2010

return of the blog.


"awkward pathetic generic whiny statement about hiatus."

I'm seriously trying to get my act together and write and draw something cool, but more on that later. For now, enjoy this cavalcade!

From top:
404
an image taken from my "If I Was.." series.
Complex
another image taken from the "If I Was" series.
Experimental studio Ghibili posters.
Initially began as doodles while watching Miyazaki's Porco Rosso and Princess Mononoke they transformed into an alternative movie poster, sorta representing my stream of conscience.


current stuff:
scott pilgrim 1-6, Liars: Liars, everything by Hot Water Music and Inception.





More stuff soon!